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	Hot Topics highlight recommended resource items, both online and in the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse library, on important service-learning related subjects. Civic engagement involves participation and contribution to civic and public life through voting, staying politically informed, and engaging in community service. Civic engagement is important to service-learning because when service-learning programs address specific knowledge and skills, civic development is made explicit to students as a core learning outcome. September 2004 (Updated June 2007)
	NSLC Site Resources CIRCLE Working Paper 06: The Role of Civic Skills in Fostering Civic Engagement (CIRCLE, 2003) (398K pdf) The Civic Mission of Schools (CIRCLE and Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2003) The Civic and Political Health of the Nation: A Generational Portrait (CIRCLE, 2002) Colleges And Communities: Gateway to the American Dream (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2000) Evaluation Toolkit: Educators' Guide to Service-Learning Program Evaluation (Includes civic engagement measurements) (357K pdf) A Guide to the Index of Civic and Political Engagement (CIRCLE, 2003) (253K pdf) Lasting Engagement: Building and Sustaining a Commitment to Community Outreach, Development, and Collaboration (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2002) (920K pdf) Relevant Links NSLC Civic Engagement Links UC Berkeley Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Research Directory (An aggregation of the search pages of primary online resources related to service-learning and civic engagement research in K-12 education, teacher education, and higher education.) Recommended NSLC Library Items* (How to Borrow) Doing the Public Good: Latina/o Scholars Engage Civic Participation (2008) Acting Civically: From Urban Neighborhoods to Higher Education (2007) Leveling the Path to Participation: Volunteering and Civic Engagement Among Youth From Disadvantaged Circumstances (2007) Managing Civic and Community Engagement (2007) Project Citizen: A We the People Portfolio-Based Program (Level 2) (2007) Citizens at the Center: A New Approach to Civic Engagement (2006) The Civically Engaged Reader (2006) Practical Guide for Integrating Civic Responsibility into the Curriculum (A), 2nd Edition (2006) Project Citizen: A We the People Portfolio-Based Program (Level 1) (2006) The Impact of Participation in Service-Learning on High School Students' Civic Engagement (2005)  Restoring the Balance Between Academics and Civic Engagement in Public Schools (2005)  Service-Learning: Creating Community and Developing Citizens [video] (2005) Teacher Tools for Civic Education and Service-Learning (2005) We the People: An Introduction to American Politics (2005) What Works in Youth Engagement in the Balkans (2005)  Civic Engagement Across the Curriculum: A Resource Book for Service-Learning Faculty in All Disciplines (2002) Assessing Service-Learning and Civic Engagement: Principles and Techniques (2001) Civic Innovation in America: Community Empowerment, Public Policy, and the Movement for Civic Renewal (2001) Exploring the Challenge of Documenting and Measuring Civic Engagement Endeavors of Colleges and Universities: Purposes, Issues, Ideas (2001) Civic Responsibility and Higher Education (2000) Publications Available for Order Education for Civic Engagement in Democracy: Service-Learning and Other Promising Practices Expanding Boundaries: Building Civic Responsibility Within Higher Education Effective Practices Effective practices in civic engagement from the EpiCenter database Related Hot Topics Citizenship Civics & History	Featured Books   Doing the Public Good: Latina/o Scholars Engage Civic Participation (2008)   Acting Civically: From Urban Neighborhoods to Higher Education (2007)
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